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“Born Today” Kyle Massey (24) Andreja Pejic (24) Cassadee Pope (26) Armie Hammer (29) Florence Welch (29) Tanisha Thomas (30) Sarah Roemer (31) LeAnn Rimes (33) Carly Pope (35) Todd Eldredge (44) Jack Black (46) Jason Priestley (46) Billy Boyd (47) Shania Twain (50) David Fincher (53) Jennifer Coolidge (54) Emma Samms (55) Scott Hamilton (57) Luis Guzman (59) Leo Tolstoy (RIP) Jack Kirby (RIP) “Died Today” Rene Ray (Born: September 22, 1911 / Died: August 28, 1993) Hazel Dawn (Born: March 23, 1891 / Died: August 28, 1988) Jan Clayton (Born: August 26, 1917 / Died: August 28, 1983) “Movies” 1982 - The Junkman 1983 - Young Warriors 1987 - The Fourth Protocol 1987 - Hamburger Hill 1987 - House II: The Second Story 1987 - Matewan 1992 - Honeymoon in Vegas 1992 - Pet Sematary 2 1992 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 1998 - 54 1998 - Why Do Fools Fall in Love “Music” 1963 - Peter, Paul & Mary performed "Blowin' In The Wind" and "If I Had A Hammer" for Civil Rights marchers gathered at the Washington Mall in Washington, D.C. to hear the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. speak. Bob Dylan and Joan Baez also performed. https://youtu.be/XxWTDcP9Y5E 1964 - The Beatles were on the cover of Life Magazine. 1965 - Bob Dylan played his electric material for an audience at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York and was booed roundly. 1965 - The Rolling Stones signed a five-year contract with Decca Records and also announced that Allen Klein, whom the group met four days previously at the London Hilton Hotel, would co-manage the group along with Andrew Long Oldham. 1965 - "Eve Of Destruction" from Barry McGuire moved from 58 to 27 on this date. https://youtu.be/IwYNWYaS3bI 1966 - The Beatles performed before 45,000 fans in Dodger Stadium on their final tour of the United States. Bobby Hebb, the Cyrkle and the Ronettes opened. A plan to escape the cheering crowds backfired when a gate was locked, so they had to spend two hours in an armored van before they could exit. 1967 - The Young Rascals released the single "How Can I Be Sure" https://youtu.be/1Es6qBBrrhc 1967 - The Kinks and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown appeared at the Hastings Stadium Festival of Music in Hastings, England. 1968 - The Beatles began recording the track "Dear Prudence" at Trident Studios in London, one of three sessions devoted to the song. 1967 - The Jeff Beck Group headlined the list of performers on the final day of the Festival of the Flower Children at Woburn Abbey in England. 1968 - The Beach Boys landed at #1 in the U.K. with "Do It Again" https://youtu.be/9IWYmo2LceE 1968 - Tammy Wynette recorded “Stand By Your Man” at Epic studios with help from producer, Billy Sherrill. Wynette and Sherril completed the song in 15 minutes. It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career and is one of the most covered songs in the history of country music. https://youtu.be/DwBirf4BWew 1968 - Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel was the #1 album in the U.K. 1969 - Paul and Linda McCartney announced the birth of daughter Mary. 1970 - A new group was about to make some noise that would influence the Rock Era for decades. On this date, the Jackson 5 released their first single "I'll Be There" https://youtu.be/chJt4XDaZOc 1970 - Derek and the Dominos began work on their only studio album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. 1970 - It was the second day of the famous Isle of Wight Festival, and Chicago, Procol Harum, Lighthouse, Tony Joe White, and Taste featuring Rory Gallagher performed. The Festival drew an estimated crowd of 600,000 to 700,000 over four days. 1971 - "Beginnings" by Chicago was the top Easy Listening song. https://youtu.be/pizRRft3_8Y 1971 - Aretha Franklin's "Spanish Harlem" was the #1 R&B song. 1971 - The Bee Gees owned the top song for a fourth week with "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.” John Denver moved up with "Take Me Home, Country Roads" while Canada's Five Man Electrical Band held #3 with "Signs" https://youtu.be/HQicl2mOPpI 1971 - Carole King from Stanley, Idaho made it 11 straight weeks at #1 with the top album Tapestry. Paul & Linda McCartney were right behind with Ram. James Taylor's Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon remained at 3 1972 - Alice Cooper owned the #1 U.K. song with "School's Out" https://youtu.be/2Oo8QzDHimQ 1976 - "Shower The People" by James Taylor was the leading Easy Listening song. https://youtu.be/tydSHv9ak8E 1976 - K.C. and the Sunshine Band had the #1 R&B song with "(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty.” https://youtu.be/l3fZuW-aJsg 1976 - Elton John & Kiki Dee had the #1 song for a fourth week with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart.” The Bee Gees were not giving up with "You Should Be Dancing.” Wings remained at 3 with "Let 'Em In" https://youtu.be/0p4drWtJ0Ug 1976 - The album Frampton Comes Alive! held #1 for five weeks. 1977 - The Doobie Brothers, Hawkwind and the Motors helped close out the three-day Reading Festival in Reading, England. 1978 - Devo released the album Are We Not Men? in the United States. 1978 - Donna Summer released her remake of "MacArthur Park" https://youtu.be/p1kPkCOXE2c 1978 - Gino Vannelli released the 45 "I Just Wanna' Stop" https://youtu.be/PbF4-Zla3UY 1981 - Guy Stevens, who produced the Clash, Free and Mott the Hoople, died at the age of 38 in London from an overdose of prescription drugs. 1982 - Queen appeared at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Billy Squier opened for the group. 1982 - Iron Maiden, Blackfoot, and Gary Moore performed on the second day at the annual Reading Rock Festival in Reading, England. 1982 - Chicago led the way on the AC chart with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" https://youtu.be/Wo9QxYpMbTU 1984 - The Jacksons broke the existing record for concert ticket sales (1.1 million) in two months for their Victory Tour. The tour would go on to gross $75 million with two million tickets sold. 1988 - The Kylie Minogue album Kylie became the top-selling ever in the U.K. by a female artist with sales of nearly two million. 1993 - Blur, Radiohead, and Siouxie and the Banshees performed on the second day of the Reading Rock Festival in Reading, England. 1993 - Culture Beat had the top U.K. song with "Mr. Vain" https://youtu.be/mfWb_60lhw0 1993 - The new Billy Joel album River of Dreams debuted at #1. 1993 - SWV had a big R&B hit with the #1 "Right Here/"Human Nature" https://youtu.be/vHwXoY0LiQk 1994 - The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Soundgarden helped close out the three-day Reading Festival in Reading, England. 1998 - Latin American country singer Johnny Rodriguez was arrested at his home after shooting and killing his friend, Israel "Bosco" Borrego, whom he mistook for a burglar. He was charged with murder but was acquitted by a jury on grounds of self-defense. 1999 - Cheap Trick celebrated their 25th anniversary together with a concert at Davis Park in Rockford, Illinois. Slash of Guns N' Roses joined them onstage. 2000 - The Foo Fighters, Primal Scream, Oasis, Limp Bizkit, the Bluetones, and Muse performed on the final day of the Reading Festival in Reading, England. “TV/Radio” 1990 - Mother Goose Stories, a television show combining live-action child actors with elaborate puppets from Jim Henson's Creature Shop, debuts in the U.S. on the Disney Channel. “Other Important Events…” 1986 - Tina Turner earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1981 - "The New York Daily News" published its final afternoon edition. 1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.